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Part Two: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Program That Built Its Own Army

Behind the Bastards

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Scientology Level Shit

The examiner suit scared most newspapers away from investigating the cult. They frightened all of the local governments in California away from enforcing zoning laws. And now they frightened newspapers away from reporting on them, which is again, not dumb. So he doesn't, I don't know, he doesn't have intelligence inside. He gets angry and he sicks his his law ghouls on them. It's unfortunate that the early 70s were also the time that Chuck Dederick decided it was a bad idea for children to be raised by parents.

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